Prince William has been described as a "pretty demanding" boss by Duchy of Cornwall staff, according to a new interview with The Telegraph.
Will Bax, secretary of the Duchy, made the admission whilst praising the Prince of Wales's dedication to modernising the 52,000-hectare estate.
Bax said William was "a man on a mission" and clarified that the demanding nature was positive, going "hand in hand with the level of ambition William has for the Duchy of Cornwall".
He added it was "great" to have the Prince at the helm, describing part of his role as "seeing the spark and getting the bellows out".
Prince William labelled 'pretty demanding boss' as Duchy of Cornwall staff speak out.
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Estate Director Ben Murphy, who has worked for both William and King Charles, noted similarities between the father's and son's leadership approaches. Murphy said William has a "healthy impatience, as his father did," to get things done.
He added that this impatient streak "puts the wind in our sails; he really cares".
The comparison highlights how William has inherited certain characteristics from the King whilst developing his own approach to running the Duchy of Cornwall, since automatically inheriting it upon Charles's accession to the throne.
Staff from the Duchy told The Telegraph that last year's controversy had motivated them to become more transparent about their work supporting communities and modernisation efforts.
William pictured in Bristol for the inaugural event for sixty of the Duchy of Cornwall's next generation of farming tenants.
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Last year, the Mirror and Channel 4 Dispatches claimed that the Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy of Lancaster made millions annually charging public institutions rent, including schools, the NHS, and the Armed Forces.
The Duchy of Cornwall receives £1.5 million yearly from HMP Dartmoor, which remains unused due to high radon gas levels in cells.
The investigation found some of William's residential tenants face fuel poverty risks, with properties having the worst energy efficiency ratings.
One in seven properties are liable to become cold, damp, and mouldy, raising concerns about living conditions for tenants across the estate.
Prince William and Kaleb Cooper laughing during their greeting.
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The Prince of Wales is known as the Duke of Cornwall when in Cornwall.
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The Duchy of Cornwall, worth £1.3 billion, paid William an income of nearly £24 million last year.
William "voluntarily" pays income tax on profits from the estate, though the exact figure has not been disclosed.
The Prince automatically inherited the Duchy when King Charles took the throne, making him one of the UK's biggest landowners with control over the vast 128,000-acre estate.
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